slovo

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slovo, from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

slovo n

  1. word (distinct unit of language)
  2. word (promise)

Declension

Declension of slovo (hard neuter)
singular plural
nominative slovo slova
genitive slova slov
dative slovu slovům
accusative slovo slova
vocative slovo slova
locative slovu, slově slovech
instrumental slovem slovy

Further reading

  • “slovo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “slovo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “slovo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsɫoʋo/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈslovo/

Noun

slovo n

  1. word (unit of speech)

Declension

Declension of slovo (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative slovo slově slova
genitive slova slovú slov
dative slovu slovoma slovóm
accusative slovo slově slova
vocative slovo slově slova
locative slově, slovu slovú sloviech
instrumental slovem slovoma slovy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: slovo

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slôʋo/
  • Hyphenation: slo‧vo

Noun

slȍvo n (Cyrillic spelling сло̏во)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
  2. (figuratively) speech, sermon
  3. (obsolete) word

Declension

Declension of slovo
singular plural
nominative slȍvo slova
genitive slova slȏvā
dative slovu slovima
accusative slovo slova
vocative slovo slova
locative slovu slovima
instrumental slovom slovima

Derived terms

References

  • “slovo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

Noun

slovo n (genitive singular slova, nominative plural slová, genitive plural slov, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. word
  2. speech
  3. promise

Declension

Declension of slovo
singular plural
nominative slovo slová
genitive slova slov
dative slovu slovám
accusative slovo slová
locative slove slovách
instrumental slovom slovami

Further reading

  • “slovo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slovo (“word”).

Pronunciation

Noun

slovọ̑ n

  1. farewell, departure
  2. (archaic) word
  3. (archaic) letter

Inflection

Declension of slovo (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing. slovo
gen. sing. slovesa
singular dual plural
nominative slovo slovesi slovesa
accusative slovo slovesi slovesa
genitive slovesa sloves sloves
dative slovesu slovesoma slovesom
locative slovesu slovesih slovesih
instrumental slovesom slovesoma slovesi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “slovo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
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